The contrasts between what is spent today to educate a child in the poorest New York City neighborhoods, where teacher salaries are… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
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You know when Sharpton and I walked in, it was like... big commotion and everything. But everybody was very nice. And I… — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
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What we've witnessed in the past 25 or 30 years is just incredible. We've birthed 30,000 or 40,000 restaurants. I used to… — Geoffrey Zakarian Copy Share Image
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I have actually programmed a fair bit in Perl, like I have C++ code published with my name on it. Other things… — Erik Naggum Copy Share Image
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![“What we've witnessed in the past 25 or 30 years is just incredible. We've birthed 30,000 or 40,000 restaurants. I used to go to Europe every year to get experience [and ideas]. I don't go to Europe anymore. I go to Oregon, I go to Washington, I go to Louisiana, I go to Little Rock, I go to Austin…” quote by Geoffrey Zakarian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/856/geoffrey-zakarian-13135_austin_what-we-ve-witnessed-in-the-past-25-or-3_157918.jpg)
![“It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ]. I went on to be inspired by many other artists and forms of art, and was soon directed to a place that would help harness my experiences and develop my voice within the craft, LaGuardia High…” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ede/aisha-hinds-19362_art_it-was-also-incredibly-serendipitous-tha_1271055.jpg)
![“[On living in New York City:] I'm oblivious to everything. I just don't notice anything. I sat in a coffee shop, drank half a cup of coffee before I noticed there was lipstick on the cup. There was wadded-up gum and lipstick on the napkin. I must have been sitting on that woman's lap for an hour.” quote by Laura Kightlinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f87/laura-kightlinger-24538_cities_on-living-in-new-york-city-i-m-oblivious_55113.jpg)
![“I had relatives in New York City who I stayed with. And in those days, the area from Union Square down Fourth Avenue had small bookstores, many of which were run by Spanish immigrants who'd fled after [Francisco] Franco's victory. I spent time in them, and also in the offices of Freie Arbeiter…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/66f/noam-chomsky-42_anarchist_i-had-relatives-in-new-york-city-who-i-s_3008146.jpg)
